Mars seniors Dylan Bear and Seth Geyer were named to the Pennsylvania Sportswriters Associations's Class AAA Football All-State second team.

Bear, 6-foot-2, 230 pounds, was named as one of the team's offensive linemen while Geyer, 6-2, 225, squad at linebacker.

NEW YORK — The New York Yankees lowered spending on players by $12 million this year, cutting payroll by $5 million and slashing their MLB-leading luxury tax by more than $7 million.New York was hit with an $18 million luxury tax by the league. The tax was New York's lowest since 2003 and down from $25.7 million last year, when the Yankees won the World Series.

IRVING, Texas — With time running out on this season, the Dallas Cowboys told injured quarterback Tony Romo he might as well rest up for next year. Romo went on injured reserve.

LOS ANGELES — Phil Jackson says humbug to the NBA's Christmas schedule.The 11-time NBA champion coach restated his longtime opposition to Christmas games before his Los Angeles Lakers faced the Milwaukee Bucks in their final tuneup before Saturday's holiday visit from the Miami Heat.“It's like Christian holidays don't mean to them anything any more,” Jackson said.